The Story in Brief More than 40 companies announced layoffs in 2026 across industries including technology, media, finance, retail, healthcare, manufacturing and consumer businesses. Firms such as Amazon, Meta, Oracle,
The Story in Brief Leopold Aschenbrenner, in his mid‑20s, runs a hedge fund called Situational Awareness that he launched in 2024 after publishing a 165‑page essay arguing that artificial superintelligence
The Story in Brief Uber shares fell 4.8% after the company forecast third‑quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.84-$0.88, below the $0.89 analysts expected. The firm said it will spend
The Story in Brief On 4 August 2006 IndiGo’s first flight left New Delhi for Guwahati via Imphal. Launched as a low-cost, no-frills carrier, the airline began on a non-metro
The Story in Brief The government has operationalised an inventory-based cross-border e‑commerce framework that applies only to exports. Firms must conduct business through a registered exporter-on-record (EOR), which procures goods
The Story in Brief Wall Street opened mixed with Dow E‑minis up 116 points (0.21%) and S&P 500 E‑minis up 19.75 points (0.25%), while Nasdaq 100 E‑minis fell 20.5 points
The Story in Brief Researchers at cybersecurity firm VulnCheck reported that more than 20 models of a Chinese-made router sold worldwide contain a previously unreported backdoor the researchers called “Endlessdoors”.
The Story in Brief The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly launched a pilot programme to require a one-time bond for certain immigrant visas, according to a Washington Beacon report.
The Story in Brief In an announcement on 5 August, the US Department of Homeland Security named five migrants deported by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and described them as
The Story in Brief Indian‑American Congressman Shri Thanedar lost the Democratic primary for Michigan’s 13th congressional district to Donovan McKinney, who won about 51.9% of the vote to Thanedar’s 48.1%.
